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Tag: Swimming
A See-Through Pool Opens 10 Stories Above London
Even if you don’t have a fear of heights, you probably won’t be able to try it out: The swimming is limited to select residents at a luxury apartment complex in the British capital.
True-Crime Podcast Puts Spotlight on Irish Coach Accused of Abuse
The Irish police are investigating accusations that George Gibney, a former swim coach for Ireland now living in the United States, sexually abused two swimmers who came forward after hearing the podcast about him.
At the Olympics in Bombed-Out London, She Forever Changed Women’s Sports
The 1948 Summer Games, the first held after the war, were a celebration of improvisation, renewal and change, embodied in a Dutch track star named Fanny Blankers-Koen.
Learning to Swim: An Australian Birthright
In my 20s, I decided to finally learn to swim — properly.
A Lake With Stingless Jellyfish and Hints of Hotter Seas
For divers, the millions of harmless jellyfish in an Indonesian lake are must-see novelties. For scientists, the warmer, more acidic and less oxygenated water is “a projection of our future climate.”
A Man Began to Drown in Italy. Luckily, an Ex-Olympic Swimmer Was Nearby.
The drowning man had the good fortune of being on the same beach as Filippo Magnini, 37, an Olympic bronze medalist and a former world champion.
Global Health: A Silver Bullet Against the Brain-Eating Amoeba?
Minuscule particles coated with anti-seizure drugs seem to halt microbes that feed on brain tissue.